January 13, 2014
Mission Rose – Finished! And Some Extra Notes
Well, the Mission Rose project is, at long last, finished. Whew!
And here it is:
January 11, 2014
Mission Rose: Corner Treatments & Finishing Touches
I finished the Mission Rose! But as usual, not exactly when I thought I would.
Last night at 5:30, I put the last stitches in. And then I sat back and breathed a big sigh of relief.
And then I realized it was dark. And too late to take good photos.
Today, I’ll show you how I treated the corners on the piece and added the last goldwork thread to outline the inner part of the outer frame. And Monday, I’ll show you the complete finished piece, good photos or not!
January 10, 2014
Introductions All Around – for All your Needlework Needs!
Since it’s still early in January, and since we’re heading into the weekend when you can take some time to do some browsing, today strikes me as an Excellent Day to introduce you to a very special set of needlework businesses.
Truly, taken as a whole, this group of embroidery-related businesses can supply your every needlework need, wish, want, desire!
Each business listed here offers something unique to the embroidery and needlework enthusiast. If you visit Needle ‘n Thread regularly, you’re bound to see their ads. These are my advertisers and they are, in a sense, hand selected. I only advertise for needlework businesses that are a good fit for Needle ‘n Thread, and whose goods and services I have experienced myself.
I know that they are quality businesses, and I hope that you will get to know them and find them as wonderful as I do!
So, without further ado, here’s my line-up of needlework advertisers on Needle ‘n Thread for 2014!
January 9, 2014
Monogram Designs: Free Online Resources
For the past couple years, I’ve been on an unending quest to discover, read about, and explore everything I can on the subject of monograms.
Along the way, I’ve collected a bunch of links to online sources, built up a little collection of monogram-related images on Pinterest, and bought a bunch of out-of-print, in print, rare, and easy-to-find books on the subject.
In other words, I glutted on the whole monogram thing!
Paul over on BibliOdyssey – a blog on books and illustration which I follow pretty faithfully – wrote about one of my favorite old books this week. It’s called Monograms & Ciphers, by Albert Angus Turbayne, who was an American designer of books in the late 1800’s – early 1900’s.
January 8, 2014
A Shocking Blue Silk for the Mission Rose
Ahhhhh. I love this color of blue! But I’ve never had a chance to use this particular blue silk thread, because it just hasn’t worked in any of my projects.
So I was Positively Delighted when I realized that I could finally incorporate this almost-electric-looking deep blue into the Mission Rose project.
It might be a little shocking at first to see the color – you might be thinking She’s nuts, that color won’t work!… but bear with me here!
January 7, 2014
Appenzell Whitework Embroidery Video – Worth Watching!
If you love All Things Embroidery, and especially if you love whitework embroidery, you’ll definitely enjoy the following video on Appenzell whitework!
January 6, 2014
Mission Rose: Very, Very Close
My first finish in 2014 will be the Mission Rose project – the End is Coming Very Soon!
The Mission Rose is a goldwork & silk embroidery project that I started in the spring of 2013 and have developed step-by-step here on Needle ‘n Thread. If you want to follow the project from beginning to end, you’ll find all the articles relating to it listed in chronological order on the Mission Rose Index page.
